Controversial UFC star Josh Hokit has made headlines again for his pre-fight antics by pretending to pass out during a weigh-in.
The unbeaten American, 29, faces off against Ciryl Gane for the UFC Heavyweight Championship in New York on Sunday.
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He is known for causing a stir outside of the octagon, having previously feigned being drunk and throwing up during the weigh-in for his fight on the White House lawn in June.
And he performed a similarly bizarre stunt on Saturday ahead of UFC 334.
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Stepping onto the scales, Hokit then leant over to his left and, with his eyes closed, froze as if he had passed out.
A stunned silence fell over the room as Hokit put on the act for a full 90 seconds.
Eventually, he began moving his arm and started laughing before walking off stage having made the 120kg weight limit.
The clip quickly went viral on social media, with more than 2,000 retweets in a matter of hours.
Reacting to the footage, UFC fan Scoop said: “Why are we indulging his idiotic and cringy acting?”
While Jimmy Moore reacted: “The entire sport is a joke.”
Jon Dillabaugh responded: “Drama queen. He’s faking it. Such an attention whore.”
While Yung Keitel said: “This is equivalent to your toddler thinking it’s hilarious to pretend they’re asleep when they’re actually awake.”
And Nik Ariki said: “Man who cried wolf. No one will care when it really happens.”
Hokit was heavily criticised at the UFC White House event five months ago when he called Michelle Obama a “man” following his victory in front of US President Donald Trump.
But that has not stopped him from continuing to provide shocking quotes in the lead-up to the Gane fight.
When asked about Gane’s eye poke of Tom Aspinall, Hokit told Fox Sports: “If he tries some s**t with like that on me, there’s gonna be 30,000 angry New Yorkers ready to f**king beat the f**k out of him.
“If he wants to eye poke me, I’ll hit him in the back of the head.
“If he hits me in the back of the head, I’ll hit him low. He hits me low, well I’ve probably gotta stab him now.”
Originally published as ‘The entire sport is a joke’: Controversial UFC star ‘passes out’ during weigh-in as antics go viral